00:00A radical shift in foreign policy that isolates us.
00:04So far, Colombia has seen two distinct versions of Abelardo de la Espriella's government.
00:09In his response to the damage caused by the earthquake, the president has sought to unite the entire country.
00:16and has sought to strengthen the institutional framework.
00:19At the same time, and even before, the Foreign Ministry made a series of decisions
00:25which not only represent a radical shift from what has happened in the last four years,
00:31but rather they make our country one of the few states that feels comfortable
00:36indulging the whims of Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel,
00:41and Donald Trump, President of the United States.
00:45We know that the first objection to this line of argument refers to the management of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
00:51during Gustavo Petro's administration.
00:53Didn't we at El Espectador view with concern the erratic handling of international relations?
01:00Yes, we saw it and reported it.
01:03The previous government made costly mistakes, such as alienating the country's main trading partner.
01:10Additionally, while President Petro was right to denounce the crimes against humanity
01:16committed against the Palestinians, he failed to properly differentiate between the criminal acts of the Netanyahu government
01:23and the fact that the State of Israel is much more than its temporary political leaders.
01:29In essence, President Petro personalized international relations and created problems for Colombia.
01:37Having said that, the decisions made by the new foreign minister Omar Bula, of course authorized by the president of
01:44the Republic,
01:46More than a correction, they represent a worrying shift.
01:49There is no technical or diplomatic maneuvering here, but a clear objective: to keep President Trump and the Prime Minister happy.
01:59Netanyahu.
01:59In the process, principles that our country has long defended are being betrayed.
02:06For example, recognizing Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights is difficult to understand.
02:13The Syrian territory has been occupied by this State since the 1967 war.
02:19In 1981, Israel passed legislation to essentially take control of the territory.
02:26The UN Security Council declared that decision null and void.
02:32That is, the international legal system that Colombia has ratified on several occasions,
02:39which is part of the Constitution, says that Israel does not have that sovereignty.
02:45But now our country recognizes it.
02:47Only one other country in the world holds that same position.
02:51Yes, the United States.
02:53Foreign Minister Bulla also announced that we will withdraw from the International Criminal Court.
02:58Marco Rubio, the Trump administration's Secretary of State, is waging a crusade against the high court.
03:05Why is Colombia joining this group of conspirators against international justice that has cost so much?
03:11build?
03:11It is worth remembering that the court is investigating the four most serious crimes against humanity.
03:18Genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression.
03:23In Colombia, the monitoring and support it has provided has helped to strengthen our justice mechanisms.
03:31The pattern is worrying because Colombia has always respected international law and has sought to be an active part of multilateralism.
03:40We will now turn to the Don Rowe doctrine, which is a euphemism for trumpeting.
03:48How is this radicalism useful for the interests of all Colombians?
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04:01How is this radicalism useful for the interests of all Colombians?
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